Knife



Oct, 18, 1932. J. R. WARREN KNIFE Filed Dec. 20, 1930 w m I l blok V) n Patented oci. 1e, 1932 UNrrED STATES PATENT lori-ucla:

"I'OHN R. WARREN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO CATHERINE MCGOUGH AND FRANK RAYMOND* MCGOUGH, DOING BUSINESS AS F. H. MCGOUGH & SON, OF

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN KNIFE Application led December 20, 1930. Serial No. 503,706.

The present invention relates to knives and more particularly to knives especially adapted for use in cleaning vigil candle glasses.

The main objects of the invention are to. provide a knife particularly adapted for cleaning the glasses-of vigil candles or votive lights; to provide a device ofthe character indicated above by which vigil candle glasses may be readily, conveniently and quickly cleaned; to provide a knife whereby the old` candle wax and the metal wick disc may be removed in one operation; and to provide a knife or scraper which is economical to manufacture, and convenient and practical in use.

An illustrative embodiment of the inven-y tion is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein: l

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the device;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a vigil candle or votive light; l

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross sectional View taken on line 4 4@ of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of the .blade portion of the knife; and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the improved knife or scraper within the vigil candle glass as used during the cleaning operation thereof.

The device herein shown and described is as above indicated, particularly designed and lintended for cleaning` church vigil candle or votive light glasses although the device may likewise be used for cleaning censer pots, thuribles and the-like.

Referring to the drawing the knife is preferably of stamped sheet metal and is provided with a handle 1 of conventional form and an elongated blade 2 of concavo-convex form.

The elongated sides of the blade are provided with cutting edges 3, 4 and a transversely disposed cutting edge 5 is provided adjacent its bottom end.

formed by blanking out a semi-circular portion of the blade during the stamping operation and the metal disc 9 can thus be conveniently removed by the pick during the cleaning operation.

It will thus be seen that the old candle wax and the metal wick disc may be readily removed in one operation and that the knife herein shown and described is economical to manufacture and convenient and practical in use.

While but one specific embodiment of the invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous 'details of the construction shown, may be altered vor omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims:

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, an elongated blade of concavo-convex form provided with cutting edges adjacent both its longitudinal sides, and a pick on one side of said cutting edges near its lower end.

2. In a device of the class described, an elongated blade of concavo-convex form provided with cutting edges adjacent both its 11th day of December, 1930.

JOHN R. WARREN.

Vigil wax candles 6 such as are used in churches are placed within the candle glasses 7 and the wick 8 of the candle is conventionally secured by a metal disc 9. A pick 10 on the cutting edge 3 near its lower end is lmy hand at Grand Rapids, Michigan, this 

